Forgot but I saw the 8 pack with Dark Phoenix, War Machine and US Agent at TRU last Thursday ($30) and Target had 3 of the latest Marvel wave (Iceman/Beast was missing). Also, the Spider-Man vehicles are showing up at Wal-Mart, too ($10), and they also had the newest wave of Robot Heroes (movie style).

Don't hold me to it, but I believe the wave5 date at BBTS says November. I'm still debating on preordering that wave. We never got anything past waves 1-2 around here so online was the way to go with 3-4, BUT there are more in wave 5 we don't want (me and the kids) than we do.

Forgot but I saw the 8 pack with Dark Phoenix, War Machine and US Agent at TRU last Thursday ($30) and Target had 3 of the latest Marvel wave (Iceman/Beast was missing). Also, the Spider-Man vehicles are showing up at Wal-Mart, too ($10), and they also had the newest wave of Robot Heroes (movie style).

Hasbro had them on display at SDCC (maybe 6, too...) but I don't think any press release shots are out yet.

Actually, Hasbro did release press release shots of Series 5 and 6 and Spider-Man Series 4 and 5 to Marvelousnews.com. Here's the links. For some reason, they forgot to send along the hi-res picture of Ultimate Fury. And here's hi-res pictures of the Apocalypse and Ultimate Giant Man also. You may have seen the Spider-Man ones, but I reposted anyway.

Saw the new TRU exclusive pack yesterday. Was the only one they had and was very disappointed in it. First, the paint jobs were terrible, especially yellow Daredevil. Second, I thought there would be some new sculpts, but there just all repaints. The Dr. Doom and Dr. Octopus aren't even in the case, they're just icons on the packaging. Maybe I'll get it at a later date when I find a case with a better paint job, but I'd rather focus on finding new sculpts right now then re-paints of SHS that I already have.

Thanks for the links, Beast. If they don't end up here, RTM, TNI or SHT I never know they exist...

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Saw the new TRU exclusive pack yesterday. Was the only one they had and was very disappointed in it. First, the paint jobs were terrible, especially yellow Daredevil. Second, I thought there would be some new sculpts, but there just all repaints. The Dr. Doom and Dr. Octopus aren't even in the case, they're just icons on the packaging. Maybe I'll get it at a later date when I find a case with a better paint job, but I'd rather focus on finding new sculpts right now then re-paints of SHS that I already have.

It's not actually a TRU exclusive. Not sure why it's marked one. In fact, for some reason most TRUs are selling it for a substantial mark-up over what you can buy it online for even. EE and BBTS are around or even under $25, IIRC. Hell, Meijer's has it for $20 instead of TRU's $30.

As for the repaint issue, it doesn't bother me that much with this line. Considering for the most part they make sense. Dark Phoenix, FA Daredevil, War Machine, U.S. Agent, Comic Spidey, etc. I'd rather them do a variant boxset then try to do running changes in the SHS line.

The only problem I have with the line at all is the numerous Spider-Man figures they keep releasing. Sure, most of them are new sculpts... but I don't need 20 Spider-Man figures just to get the 20 villains. I wouldn't mind so much if it was different Spidey costumes.

The only problem I have with the line at all is the numerous Spider-Man figures they keep releasing. Sure, most of them are new sculpts... but I don't need 20 Spider-Man figures just to get the 20 villains. I wouldn't mind so much if it was different Spidey costumes.

The only problem I have with the line at all is the numerous Spider-Man figures they keep releasing. Sure, most of them are new sculpts... but I don't need 20 Spider-Man figures just to get the 20 villains. I wouldn't mind so much if it was different Spidey costumes.